Human-Qualities Swear Words in English and Iraqi Arabic: A Sociolinguistic Study
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Language is used by humans to carry out a wide range of social activities. They have to select, among a large number of grammatically correct terms, those that best reflect the social standards that have been established during various periods of time. Swearing is a linguistic device that serves both personal and interpersonal functions in almost all languages. As a result, linguists and anyone interested in language should pay attention to this linguistic phenomenon, which is also accompanied by a certain amount of taboo terms.
The current study focuses on English and Iraqi Arabic societies because they are wealthy in the use of swear words. Its aim is to define, state functions, and trace the history of swear words in language and culture, Also, it highlights and analyzes human qualities based swear words in English and Iraqi Arabic, and concludes the most essential findings.
To fulfil the above aims, it is hypothesized that human qualities swear words are used widely, and some of which are more used than others, culture influences the use of swear words, and the connotative meaning is determined by the context in which swear words are used.
To sum, a range of elements influence the communicative act of swear words, including age, gender, social and economic status, as well as the speaker-listener relationship.
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